Rally calls on Governor J.B. Pritzker to honor constitutional right to...
“My husband has a changed heart,” said Denise Bartik, who stood with a crowd of other advocates outside Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office in downtown Chicago on Thursday to call for compassion and a...
View ArticleInside the precarious world of Danny B
It’s 2004. Danny Belrose used to be an up-and-coming Chicago actor with a flourishing drug habit. Now he’s in recovery, driving his van around Portland, Oregon, picking up corpses. Ghosts ride shotgun...
View ArticleBeach trash isn’t just for the gulls when the Coffee Fairy and FatCap hit the...
History has forgotten all the trashy, ill-conceived schemes that stumbled into existence in taverns, saloons, and bars. But great, history-making ideas are occasionally hatched in them: The Boston Tea...
View ArticleSeismic Waves helped keep Chicago’s baby punk scene fun
Sometimes the Secret History of Chicago Music plays the long game. I’ve been trying to get the story of early local punk band Seismic Waves for almost a decade. Before I explain how I finally...
View ArticleE. Saffronia Downing on her new show, “PRESSED FLOWER”
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View ArticleThe lesson no one talks about in 1993’s Rookie of the Year
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View ArticleZines are still being printed in the 21st century
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View ArticleThe Attic celebrates circus arts and human resilience
The Attic: Things I've Seen While Lying on My Back, through 10/4 at the Goodman Theatre The post <i>The Attic</i> celebrates circus arts and human resilience appeared first on Chicago...
View ArticleThe devil meets his match in Witch
Witch, through 10/10, Idle Muse Theatre Company at the Edge Off Broadway The post The devil meets his match in <i>Witch</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleA Wrinkle in Time remains a beautiful journey
A Wrinkle in Time, through 10/18 at Lifeline Theatre The post <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i> remains a beautiful journey appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleWhat does ‘underground film’ mean in 2026?
Ten billion years ago, in the 90s, aspiring filmmakers would mail a VHS tape of their film to the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) for consideration. The old process feels quaint to CUFF...
View ArticleThe Humanities takes too many easy shots
The Humanities, through 10/4 at Victory Gardens Theater The post <i>The Humanities</i> takes too many easy shots appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleJekyll & Hyde returns at Broadway Playhouse
Jekyll & Hyde, through 11/8, Kokandy Productions and Broadway in Chicago at Broadway Playhouse The post <i>Jekyll & Hyde</i> returns at Broadway Playhouse appeared first on Chicago...
View ArticleThe Birth of the Pill blends fact and fancy
The Birth of the Pill, through 10/4 at TimeLine Theatre Company The post <i>The Birth of the Pill</i> blends fact and fancy appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleA complicated relationship comes to light in The Swallow
The Swallow, through 9/27 at Open Space Arts The post A complicated relationship comes to light in <i>The Swallow</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleYou Can’t Fake the Funk frees the mind and the ass
You Can't Fake the Funk, through 10/25, Black Ensemble Theater at Black Ensemble Cultural Center The post <i>You Can’t Fake the Funk</i> frees the mind and the ass appeared first on...
View ArticleBirds of North America comes back to its Red Orchid nest
Birds of North America, through 10/4 at A Red Orchid Theatre The post <i>Birds of North America</i> comes back to its Red Orchid nest appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleGwydion Theatre stages Lynn Nottage’s Por’Knockers
Por'Knockers, through 10/4, Gwydion Theatre Company at the Greenhouse Theater Center The post Gwydion Theatre stages Lynn Nottage’s <i>Por’Knockers</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleReview: Test
Test screening Sat 9/19 at 7 PM for Reeling Film Festival The post Review: <i>Test</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleFighting for housing after The Battle of Lincoln Park
During the 2010s, there was a renewed awareness of predatory and speculative housing practices such as redlining, contract buying, blockbusting, and segregationist violence—which had fueled...
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